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package org.apache.sqoop.model;

/**
 * Represents a persistable metadata entity.
 */
public abstract class MPersistableEntity {

  public static final long PERSISTANCE_ID_DEFAULT = -1L;

  private long persistenceId = PERSISTANCE_ID_DEFAULT;

  protected MPersistableEntity() {
    // Default constructor
  }

  public void setPersistenceId(long persistenceId) {
    this.persistenceId = persistenceId;
  }

  public long getPersistenceId() {
    return persistenceId;
  }

  public boolean hasPersistenceId() {
    return persistenceId != PERSISTANCE_ID_DEFAULT;
  }

  @Override
  public abstract String toString();
}
